Update: 11:22 a.m.

The man arrested in connection to the Thursday morning hit and run that left a Florida Student University senior dead had called authorities later that morning to say he believed he was involved in a traffic incident, said Sgt. Michael Sommer of the Ocala Police Department.

Joseph Stewart was arrested at his Ocala residence after calling the Ocala Police Department saying he believed he may have been involved in the crash.

Stewart was arrested and is facing the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death, a first degree felony, said Sommer.

Original Update

William (Alex) McDonald, a 23-year-old Florida State University student was struck by a motorist and killed early Thursday morning in Ocala.

McDonald, who was in Ocala for Thanksgiving break, was walking across South Pine Avenue around 1 a.m. when he was hit, said Lieutenant Cory Taylor with the Ocala Police Department.

The motorist who hit McDonald fled the scene. The suspect, 26 year-old Joseph Stewart of Ocala, was later apprehended and arrested, Taylor said. At this time it is not known if alcohol or other intoxicants were involved. Bond was set at $10,000.

McDonald was a senior in Hospitality Management, and he was the president of the Florida State chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, according to the fraternity's website.